Abstract
Urban ecological systems are characterized by complex interactions among institutional, socio-economic and environmental variables. These interactions often generate complex human-dominated landscapes, which significantly influence effective functioning of local and global earth ecosystems and the services they provide to humans and other life on earth. Changes in ecological conditions that result from human actions in urban areas ultimately affect physical morphology and structural outlook as in the case of the study area. Using Survey Research Design (SRD) via questionnaire administration, observation and personal interview and photo-snaps for data collection, authors investigate the impact of urban growth on the environment as occasioned by the existence of a university; essentially, the effects that the growth has on the ecological system of the community. Findings in the study revealed that urban development affects the spatial heterogeneity of the landscape; especially the patterns of variation in land cover and changes in land use over time. The authors propose that effective monitoring agent to guide the direction and coherence of development in the study area is needed to forestall the haphazard pattern of development that is rampart in the area. Also, a comprehensive master plan is needed for the area coupled with provision of essential services like power supply to facilitate adequate and regular electricity supply in the area. Key words: Urban growth, land-use changes, EKSU.
Highlights
Change of use as a concept tiptoed into development control arena by the fact that it is regarded as development following an official endorsement or approval of the relevant development control department for any land development (Hald, 2009)
Residential areas are susceptible to land use changes due to characteristic of the neighborhoods, accessibility, renting/business factors and government policy (Yuri, 2009)
The trust of this study, is to investigate the implication of land use changes occasioned by the establishment of the university and the expansion of Ado-Ekiti on the livelihood of residents around the study area
Summary
Residential areas are susceptible to land use changes due to characteristic of the neighborhoods, accessibility, renting/business factors and government policy (Yuri, 2009). This seems to be a motivating factor that speeds up the rate of development and changing land use pattern around the university community.
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